Rugby Question

samcat samcat Joined: 13/09/2007 Posts: 7 Favourite Category: Food & Drink

Muddy Front Row

Sat 01/12/07 18:38

There is an iconic photo of an England front row totally covered in mud - just the eyes peer out from the mire. I think Fran Cotton was one - can anyone help with the names?

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vauny vauny Joined: 25/06/2006 Posts: 458 Favourite Category: Football

Sun 02/12/07 15:20

It's not the photo taken on the 1977 Lions tour is it ?

Gef Gef Joined: 05/09/2002 Posts: 5036 Favourite Category: Other Sports

Mon 03/12/07 19:39

Here's a link to the 1977 Lions photo. I can find anything bigger so I can't identify the other players. Sorry.

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://a2 48.e.akamai.net/f/248/17214/7d/ccimg.shop.com/2200 00/229400/229491/products/28616908.jpg&imgrefu rl=http://www.shop-com.co.uk/Fran_Cotton_photograp h_print_-28616908-p!.shtml&h=359&w=300& ;sz=18&hl=en&start=8&um=1&tbnid=Ig x2brIkRQKiRM:&tbnh=121&tbnw=101&prev=

Kranjcar Kranjcar Joined: 01/11/2007 Posts: 41 Favourite Category: Football

Tue 04/12/07 13:43

Perhaps the photo is this one, taken from the same match:

http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/images/mudman. jpg

If so, I think the player on the right is Roger Uttley.

Question Author: samcat samcat Joined: 13/09/2007 Posts: 7 Favourite Category: Food & Drink

Wed 12/12/07 17:09

It was the 77 tour, a match against the junior All Blacks. Uttley wasn't playing that day - not sure he was on the tour either. But the photo is the one that Kranjcar suggested.
Thanks for your help

markieboy markieboy Joined: 11/01/2005 Posts: 78 Favourite Category: Travel

Wed 12/12/07 21:34

You can now get the picture on a t-shirt, from Cotton Oxford outlets, with Mr Cotton himself.